New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-05
CHANGES IN THE UNION SEMINARY.
DR. VINCENT TO BE MADE A PROFESSOR
PROFESSOR scnAnrr TO TAKE DH. Hrrc'

pPoFrssoR sCrARrr TO TAKE Dr. HIIChCoon
CHAIR OF CHURCH HISTORY
Something over half century ago Is was oec'u ~
"a expedicnt depending tho blessing OF COD
-. 80 establish theological seminary In this
o.v " The attempt was successful, the Union sen'-
,av belnp the result OF the many conferences ana
tbe wisdom of the founders has never oecn uo"o'o
since tho commencement In May, inc SUMMARY %
.au IA the city has suffered an irreparaoie loss In
the death of the Rev. DIR. Roswell d. HITCHCOCK VINO
had been connected with the insutuuoh - P'o
and president for thirty-two years.
Con aftcr President Hltchcock's sudden death In
1una committees were appointed, one to make teni-
porary arrangements for continuing tho Work VI 'no
departmept and the other to I'LL tho vacant ohAN
nermanen,ly Both committees were unamihous M
DESIRING a transfer Of Dr. Philip Schan NOM inc char
az sacred literature that Of church history hed ior
ov.r thirty years so admirably by DIT hteheoch
Dr. schaf consented to take the position pormAno"y
"a ~. wa. Nominated for Il meeting VI the Boaru
of Directors As several members oil tho boAu arc
out of tho city, his formal election has been deiru
~ ,ha meantime more than the required number 70
ACQUIRE an election have sgniHcd that no Us their choo
above all others to succeed Dr. Hitchcoch AZ u''
erst meeting OF the Board the formal vote VIII Do
taken. ,. 4,
II VIVA net strange that DIR. Schafs associates In
,he ta,nty should be unanimous In regard to his pro-
motion to the place which his long AMI earnest studJ
had fitted him thoroughly tn ILL., WIN s'ns"S
unanimty tho entire faculty agreed Of ONCE "iho"'
discussion on the DR.. Marvin r. Vincont' Oh 'no
Church Of the Covenant as their first choice 70
coed Dr. schaf in the chair Of New Testament Exc
s.sts Tbis choice the nominating committee OF the
Board has made and ft also received tho nearly
ipdy dual approval OF the directors, who nave no'
met officially since the nomination was asreeu upo"
so strung as been Influence brought 10 pear upon
this popular and influential pastor that there ~ gooo
reason to believe that he will resign bis pa'ora'o
| a
M sten, have been taken as yet toward selecting
presidenh for tho seminary, has 1t been decided
VINO shall fill tho Office Temporarily. Tho prospects
for the opening term are unusually faVoraDio' tero
are about the same number of applicants for ad-
mission a. I'm recent years, and less than the usua
number Of dismissons to o'her Institutions inc
new term Will open on September 81, and on the fol-
lowing day Dr. schaf, whose turn was to open tho
wear with an address, Will deliver his inaugural ad-
dress and viii be formally Installed the Washburn
professor of church history.
The details regarding the division OF labor In view
of the changes In the faculty have not been definitely
arranged. Dr. schaf viii probably devote bis time
exclusively after this year church history, empha
sizing somewhat strongly thai was possible for
merry the post Reformation period. DR. Vincent will
piobabiy rcieye DR.. schan and DR.. Brown of Greek
Excgy,,s, aud ultimately assume full charge OF the
Greek department. a new feature OF the coming year
is tho suporintendence Of tho student city nss'on
work by the DIR. A r. Sc.aufier, formerly pastor
Of the olvet Chapel, In second-st Last yea. Dr.
Hitchcock cnd,avUrod to a fund of S25O,OJO
which should furnish income sufficient 10 employ
a superintendent aud 10 engage ffom my to Sky Of
the students Ia practical mission work In the cay
churches. particularly those east Of Third ava and
west Of Eighhave, In districts where he said That no
would prefer pasto ate, even at his ago and
his experience than 10 lako one In fin-ave OF
Madison-ave where habits OF life and thought are
fixed IL was we'll nigh Impossible 20 raiso largo
an amount In a single winter and realizing this he
tired 10 by annual subscriptions sll,UVo To
carry on tho work until the fund Ia securrd Tho
details Of this work cannot DO announced yet
To enunerAte tho books which DR. schah has writ
ten OR edlled would DO To mention the pnncipa hLs
torcal exegctcal In the library VI nearly
every evangelical Clergyman In this cOuntry aud Ger.
many. His princpai wV.k Las Uccn the history OF
the Christian Chuon. beginning WIN ApOstOiIe dnes'
rcasEcd severa large volumes anu has
gone thro sh I4a.y coantT1cS.
Hitchcock last called II the beat ~ork on ulo
subject Ocsde. this. many yciopctiss, com
menI ates, caie. hIss, hymB-o0ks and magazine at
ioles a. pea.e ri Dea ing hls name Ia Iis AUTO.
biographical ske,ch recently punished. Or . han
says he born al Core, In s~itzeriand, ON
January /, i5fs. He studioi at Cure In te gym
CART AID In tho unvotsfic, OF Tubtng-
Halle and b. hin; travelled tutor Of RUSSIAN
noblenan, through Italy ard other oouDtrio, oi Li-
rvpe lo41 returned 20 berlin and iceturtsi In tho
university pnvatdocent on e1egcsis and church
history for two years.
In I64J Dr. schaf was called, upon the recon-.
mediation of Ncandcr, Thoiuck. Julus Muller aud
Others professorsip In the seminary of the Ger
Reformed Church at Mcrcersours. Penn, and
held position tIi 1853. From fo,f 10 1869 no
secretary Of tbs Sew-York sabbath Committee,
ard delivered OF lectures church history
In tho theoOg al Summaries Andover. uaItfo.d and
New York unton being called to the semarJ in this
city I'm 1860. lie Of the founders Of tho
American branch Of the Evangelical Alliance. anI ha'
the president OF the American Bible Revision
Committee. which organized In 1871 al the request
OF the British committee lie has travelled eXun-
svely through Europe and the Bible lands.
DIR Vincent born at pryughkecpStB Sepfeu-
Der IL, 1874 Roth his father and his maternal grand
father successful ministers In tho Methodist
Episcopal Church 10 wa aduated al Colunabta
College when no was twenty yeas DID, and immedi
atcly enterd tho Columbia Grammar School, then In
charge of Professor Charles Anthem. and became
principal Of the classical department. After teaching
there for four he was called 10 tho chair Of
Latin In tho Troy University Here no also remained
four years, and pursued theological Of stndy
privately; lilo began hls ministry In the Methodist
Church, but In June 1863 no called TO tho pas.
tOrate OF the First Presbyterian Church OF Troy
ceoding the Rev. DIT Beman. who had been IT, pastor
for forty years In concluding an article on the re-
cent changes at the Seminary, Professor Charlton T.
lewis one OF Dr. Vlnccnts psrt@hioner+, and with
him the Joint author OF Translation Of Bcngrl's
C1omon Of the New Testament says OF Or Vincent
"Ten years of . successful pastorate at Troy have
been folowod by fourteen more Of equal
In charge OF Church of the Covenant In New Yo k
During all this tn,e DR. yncent's pen active
and he has become widely known author, es-
pcciaIy OF works eXpository OF passages Scripture
the pulpit. Ills latest and most important book IL
tho first volume OF sere- OF Word Studies I'm a.
New Testament An original and mastery exposition
OF the precise force OF the Greek passages Ia
which the English versions fail to each It's flncss
sngyesuvcness- Those who best know DR. vIncent's
work as preacher and " tier most sangnlns In
their expectations n AZ no will render greater
vices the Church Ia the new position FOR which h..
whole life has been process Of equipment"
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